Method and apparatus for electronic device communication

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for electronic device communication. A method includes translating monitor control commands to an internet protocol (IP) format to produce IP formatted monitor control commands, and communicating the IP formatted monitor control commands to an IP port dedicated for communicating IP formatted monitor control commands.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method carried out by an electronic device comprising:
 translating monitor control commands from a first format to a network protocol format to produce network protocol formatted monitor control commands;   communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands to a network protocol port dedicated for communicating network protocol formatted monitor control commands; and   wirelessly communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands to the dedicated network protocol port comprises identifying a network protocol port of a destination device and dedicating the identified network protocol port for communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first format is adapted for communication over a multi-wire bidirectional bus. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating a high level messaging transaction structure from a plurality of low level messaging transaction requests or replies;   converting the high level messaging transaction structure into network protocol packets; and   converting single-byte based monitor read or write commands into multi-byte monitor read or write requests.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 re-translating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands from the network protocol format to produce the monitor control commands adapted for communication over a multi-wire bidirectional bus;   controlling operation of a monitor based on the produced monitor control commands adapted for communication over the multi-wire bidirectional bus; and   communicating the produced monitor control commands over the multi-wire bidirectional bus in the monitor to control the monitor operation.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the network protocol format includes an internet protocol (IP) format, and wherein the network protocol port includes an internet protocol (IP) port. 
     
     
         7 . A wireless device comprising:
 a wireless transceiver;   logic, operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver, operative to translate monitor control commands from a first format to a network protocol format to produce network protocol formatted monitor control commands, to communicate the network protocol formatted monitor control commands to a network protocol port dedicated for communicating network protocol formatted monitor control commands, and to wirelessly communicate the network protocol formatted monitor control commands.   
     
     
         8 . The wireless device of  claim 7 , wherein the first format is adapted for communication over a multi-wire bidirectional bus. 
     
     
         9 . The wireless device of  claim 8 , wherein the multi-wire bidirectional bus comprises an inter-integrated circuit bus. 
     
     
         10 . The wireless device of  claim 7 , wherein the logic is further operative to identify an internet protocol (IP) port of a destination device as the dedicated IP port. 
     
     
         11 . The wireless device of  claim 7 , wherein the logic is further operative to generate a high level messaging transaction structure from a plurality of low level messaging transaction requests or replies, to convert the high level messaging transaction structure into internet protocol (IP) packets, and to convert single-byte based monitor read or write commands into multi-byte monitor read or write requests. 
     
     
         12 . The wireless device of  claim 7 , wherein the logic comprises a central processing unit (CPU), and further comprising a graphics processing unit (GPU) operatively coupled to the CPU and configured to provide image data to the wireless transceiver, and wherein the wireless transceiver is operative to communicate the image data and the IP formatted monitor control commands to a wireless transceiver associated with a monitor. 
     
     
         13 . The wireless device of  claim 7 , wherein the wireless device comprises a dongle including at least one of a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a DisplayPort (DP) interface, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a video graphics array (VGA) interface, and a digital video interface (DVI). 
     
     
         14 . The wireless device of  claim 7 , wherein the wireless transceiver is a short range wireless transceiver. 
     
     
         15 . A method carried out by an electronic device comprising:
 translating monitor control commands from a first format to a network protocol format to produce network protocol formatted monitor control commands;   communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands to a network protocol port dedicated for communicating network protocol formatted monitor control commands; and   wirelessly communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands,   wherein the network protocol format includes an internet protocol (IP) format, and wherein the network protocol port includes an internet protocol (IP) port.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands to the dedicated network protocol port comprises identifying a network protocol port of a destination device and dedicating the identified network protocol port for communicating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first format is adapted for communication over a multi-wire bidirectional bus. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein translating the monitor control commands from the first format to the network protocol format to produce the network protocol formatted monitor control commands comprises:
 generating a high level messaging transaction structure from a plurality of low level messaging transaction requests or replies; and   converting the high level messaging transaction structure into network protocol packets.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising converting single-byte based monitor read or write commands into multi-byte monitor read or write requests. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 re-translating the network protocol formatted monitor control commands from the network protocol format to produce the monitor control commands adapted for communication over a multi-wire bidirectional bus;   controlling operation of a monitor based on the produced monitor control commands adapted for communication over the multi-wire bidirectional bus; and   communicating the produced monitor control commands over the multi-wire bidirectional bus in the monitor to control the monitor operation.